January is upon us, and the cold winds of winter are blowing in! Well...sometimes they are, anyway! What's with the 50 degree weather we've been having lately?


January brings The Furst State a new, never-before seen meet, the return of The Furst Skate, our skating meet, and the beginning of another year of Delaware Furbowls! The new meet is a Nerf gun battle, taking place in Glasgow park on January 22nd, beginning at 2pm. The Furst Skate returns on the same day, at 6:30pm. Make sure you check out the threads for both events and RSVP to them!


The Delaware Furbowl is back for another year, beginning with Delaware Furbowl 33 on January 28th! The theme for this month is Honoring our Military Furries. To all of our Mil-fur members, past and present, we salute you! Make sure you check out this thread about a Furst State member, Origami Gryphon, who was recently deployed--Protocollie will be collecting items to send over in a care package to her at the Furbowl!


One other exciting development in the world of the Delaware Furbowl is our shiny new Delaware Furbowl Informational Video, created by Oreo! Check it out!

Delaware Furbowl 32 was a smash hit, and our largest Furbowl yet! You can read up on it in Kitt3ns' offical post-meet report. Our next Delaware Furbowl is scheduled for January 28th. If you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve, check out Furstivus, a holiday convention taking place in Philadelphia! You can also keep an eye on the Furry Meets forum for other goings-on in the area.


Happy holidays from The Furst State! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, none of the above, or even a combination of the above--we hope you have a good one!

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey's been eaten, and we're just one week away from Delaware Furbowl 32! If you haven't already RSVP'd for the last Furbowl of the year, go to our surple page and do it right now!


In lieu of the New Year's Furry Ball being cancelled, the Pennsylvania furs are holding a New Year's Eve convention in Philadelphia. Check out the info for Furstivus at their website!


As always, we have lots of smaller meets going on all the time. A good way to keep track of what's going on is to follow us on Twitter! You can also just check in on the Furry Meets forum regularly.

We bring ourselves before you all bearing unfortunate news. Despite a massive search for a venue for this years New Years Furry Ball we have unfortunately come up empty handed. We’ve chased leads as far up as Philadelphia International and as far down as Dover, DE. But no hotel has been able to meet our needs. Trust us when I say that Protocollie and myself, Kitt3ns, are as disappointed as anybody. Both of us were gearing up, making out schedules, and trying to find fun things for the community to do throughout the night but unfortunately it’s going to have to wait until next year. The remaining November and December months simply aren’t enough time to put together an event this community is worthy of.

However rest assured we will not have this problem next year, or the next 3 years to be exact. The Embassy Suites in Newark, DE was thrilled with us the previous year and heard about our venue search woes. They contacted us and let us know that we have first-dibs on the ballroom space for the next 3 years. There won’t be any wedding reception blocking us from partying again, you can count on it.

For this year however we encourage you to spend time with your friends and family on New Years Eve. But keep your ear to the wind come this 2012 as without the burden of having to secure a venue you can be sure Protocollie and myself will be pouring all our extra energy into planning the most kick-butt furry new years eve party we can muster.

Happy Holidays Guys,
- Kitt3ns and Protocollie

Just a heads up to all of our fine furred friends: the next Delaware Furbowl will be on December third! Theme to be announced as the date gets closer!


In the meantime, check out the Furry Meets forum for info on all of the other fun meets our members have planned!